{"id":127942,"date":"2025-07-22T15:16:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T23:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/22\/top-biglaw-firm-to-open-an-office-in-silicon-valley\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T15:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T23:16:23","slug":"top-biglaw-firm-to-open-an-office-in-silicon-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/22\/top-biglaw-firm-to-open-an-office-in-silicon-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Biglaw Firm To Open An Office In Silicon Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Biglaw firms continue to open their doors in cities where business is booming, and the latest firm to do so is Eversheds Sutherland.<\/p>\n<p>The firm \u2014 which brought in $1,480,000,000 gross revenue in 2024, putting it at No. 7 on the UK Top 50 \u2014 is opening up shop in Silicon Valley, California, thanks to the addition of former Baker McKenzie partner Bradford Newman, who is slated to lead the Eversheds U.S. complex technology litigation and disputes practice. The firm doesn\u2019t have a brick-and-mortar office space just yet, but that\u2019s not stopping them from powering forward. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/americanlawyer\/2025\/07\/22\/eversheds-sutherland-opens-silicon-valley-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">American Lawyer<\/a> has additional details:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Hiring Newman and opening the latest Bay Area office [is a] \u201csignificant step in our long-term strategy to expand our presence in key innovation hubs,\u201d Eversheds\u2019 co-CEO\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/international-edition\/2025\/04\/01\/eversheds-new-us-leader-says-firm-to-focus-on-strategic-growth-emphasize-its-specialty-areas-in-global-markets-\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Lino Mendiola<\/u><\/a>\u00a0said in a statement Monday. \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Newman said he was \u201cgrateful that a number of longstanding clients with whom I have been privileged to work on their most difficult matters have chosen to continue working with me as I transition to Eversheds Sutherland.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to a firm spokesperson, when it comes to the hunt for office space, Eversheds is \u201cprioritizing centrally-located offices close to our clients with room to grow and that create opportunities for in-person collaboration.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Best of luck to Eversheds Sutherland in its new office space \u2014 once it finds an office, that is.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/americanlawyer\/2025\/07\/22\/eversheds-sutherland-opens-silicon-valley-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Eversheds Sutherland Opens Silicon Valley Office<\/a> [American Lawyer]<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-441281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?resize=150%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Staci Zaretsky\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"mailto:staci@abovethelaw.com\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/07\/top-biglaw-firm-to-open-an-office-in-silicon-valley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top Biglaw Firm To Open An Office In Silicon Valley<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-single__featured-image post-single__featured-image--medium alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/SiliconValleySign_GettyImages-1095885572-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"post-single__featured-image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSilicon Valley Traffic Sign\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Biglaw firms continue to open their doors in cities where business is booming, and the latest firm to do so is Eversheds Sutherland.<\/p>\n<p>The firm \u2014 which brought in $1,480,000,000 gross revenue in 2024, putting it at No. 7 on the UK Top 50 \u2014 is opening up shop in Silicon Valley, California, thanks to the addition of former Baker McKenzie partner Bradford Newman, who is slated to lead the Eversheds U.S. complex technology litigation and disputes practice. The firm doesn\u2019t have a brick-and-mortar office space just yet, but that\u2019s not stopping them from powering forward. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/americanlawyer\/2025\/07\/22\/eversheds-sutherland-opens-silicon-valley-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">American Lawyer<\/a> has additional details:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Hiring Newman and opening the latest Bay Area office [is a] \u201csignificant step in our long-term strategy to expand our presence in key innovation hubs,\u201d Eversheds\u2019 co-CEO\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/international-edition\/2025\/04\/01\/eversheds-new-us-leader-says-firm-to-focus-on-strategic-growth-emphasize-its-specialty-areas-in-global-markets-\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Lino Mendiola<\/u><\/a>\u00a0said in a statement Monday. \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Newman said he was \u201cgrateful that a number of longstanding clients with whom I have been privileged to work on their most difficult matters have chosen to continue working with me as I transition to Eversheds Sutherland.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to a firm spokesperson, when it comes to the hunt for office space, Eversheds is \u201cprioritizing centrally-located offices close to our clients with room to grow and that create opportunities for in-person collaboration.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Best of luck to Eversheds Sutherland in its new office space \u2014 once it finds an office, that is.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/americanlawyer\/2025\/07\/22\/eversheds-sutherland-opens-silicon-valley-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Eversheds Sutherland Opens Silicon Valley Office<\/a> [American Lawyer]<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-441281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?resize=150%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Staci Zaretsky\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#53202732303a1332313c2536273b363f32247d303c3e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. 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The firm \u2014 which brought in $1,480,000,000 gross revenue in 2024, putting it at No. 7 on the UK Top 50 \u2014 is opening up shop in Silicon Valley, California, thanks to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":127678,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Staci-Zaretsky-6VURGO.jpg?fit=150%2C100&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}